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An excellent juxtaposition for any reader of the 'Little House' books. Miller's meticulous research shows again that Wilder's remarkable memory of her early life provides readers with a graphic picture of the pioneer era. So does this book

A young boy notices that his neighbors have stopped interacting, and the colors around them are slowly fading. A thunderstorm sweeps away the last hints of color. He dreams of the way life was and sets about to change things.

When the bones belonging to Heather Winston, who went missing 22 years ago, are found in the walls of the Webster mansion, Katie Bonner delves into this cold case at the behest of Heather's aunt, a jewelry vendor at Artisans Alley.

"A clever picture book about a multi-level apartment building's occupants and their many nighttime noises"--

Discusses the different animals living in the city.

Cub reporter Joe Talbert, Jr. investigates the murder of a man with the same name as him in a small town in Minnesota and discovers the deceased was a loathsome lowlife who may be his father.

The touching Boys' Love romance that inspired a live-action film! (Continued in the sequel book Restart After Growing Hungry.) Hotheaded Kozuka Mitsuomi left his home in the country for a sophisticated life in Tokyo. Unfortunately, at age 25, he's fired from his job and returns home in disgrace. As he tries to rediscover himself, he meets Kumai Yamato, a man about his age who was adopted into his community while Mitsuomi was away. The sweet and even-tempered...

When the small community of Beartown learns their amateur ice hockey team may be disbanded, the tensions mount, but a surprising new coach offers a chance at a comeback.

"A murder mystery in a small town raises suspicions when a member of a well-regarded family in the community is implicated"-- Miranda Allerdon is a dreamer, floating her way through life. Her sister Lander is older, focused, and determined to succeed. As the girls and their parents begin another summer at their cottage on the Connecticut River, Lander plans to start medical school in the fall, and Miranda feels cast in her shadow. When the Allerdons...